After listening to the fairy's words, Wang Yao realized that the man playing the zither was none other than the Five Statue King, who had a grudge against Xi Fu and had been repeatedly blamed by the King of Equality. He felt that the Five Statue King did indeed have a more imposing presence than the King of Equality.
However, this person came to the seventeenth floor to resist the corpse energy. Why is he not on the front line of defense but playing the zither here? I don't know if he is confident or just putting on an act.
The man remained silent, seemingly engrossed in playing the zither. Wang Yao, who had no knowledge of music, couldn't discern anything particularly beautiful about "Joyful Reunion." He merely thought to himself that this King of Five Senses was quite arrogant, not even uttering a polite word inviting the fairy to sit down.
Two immortals and a group of ghosts stood there, holding their breath and watching as the Five Statue King finished playing the zither with meticulous care. A kneeling female ghost hurriedly handed him a handkerchief, which the Five Statue King used to carefully wipe his hands before slowly standing up from behind the table.
"Today is the anniversary of my wife's death. Every year on this day, I play this piece to remember her. Even though this world is currently facing a great calamity of corpse energy, I dare not change this custom. Please do not blame me, Fairy." The man tossed the handkerchief to the female ghost kneeling to the side and said to the Fairy as if nothing had happened.
The fairy maiden's expression turned sour. At first, she thought that the Five Senses King was playing the zither to welcome her. Although the title "Joy of Meeting" was somewhat ambiguous, it was still plausible to interpret it as a welcoming tune.
Unexpectedly, the Five Statue King was not welcoming her, but rather offering a sacrifice to the dead. Like Wang Yao, the fairy was musically illiterate and did not hear the tender meaning in the music. Otherwise, she would probably have already doubted the Five Statue King's motives for playing the zither.
“The Five Elements Kings are a loving couple; we can only admire them. How could we blame them?” The fairy’s face darkened, and she said in a stiff tone.
"The fairy maiden says she doesn't blame me, but she's angry inside. How could I not know that?" King Wuguan suddenly smiled strangely.
"The fairy maiden was filled with resentment after hearing only one song. Does the fairy maiden know how I feel, being tormented by this karmic entanglement year after year, day after day, hour after hour?"
"I don't understand what King Wuguan is saying." The fairy finally couldn't hold back anymore. She had met King Wuguan once before when she came here last time. Although he didn't flatter her like other Yama Kings, he wasn't as sarcastic as he was now.
"This fairy maiden was sent by the Heavenly Court to your underworld to face tribulation, not to meddle in your King Yama's family affairs. The passing of the Queen is naturally a sad thing, but judging from what you've said, she must have been gone for many years. Whether you remarry or remain devoted to her is your business."
"But I don't know what you mean by playing the zither and saying all this to me today?" the fairy said irritably.
"Remarry? Still clinging to the past?" King Wuguan gave a bitter smile, then suddenly glared at Wang Yao and said hatefully, "What if you want to marry but can't, want to forget but can't?"
Wang Yao's heart skipped a beat when he was glared at, and he thought to himself that this King of Five Statues had come to question him.
"Have you suffered some kind of shock, Yama? Whether you want to marry or not, what does it have to do with us? We're here to face our tribulations. How can you lead the work here in this mental state?" The fairy maiden questioned her repeatedly, still clueless.
"What triggered you? Hehehe, you'll have to ask the matchmaker beside you." King Wuguan suddenly chuckled, but there was no joy in his laughter.
"Moon...?" The fairy turned to look at Wang Yao in confusion. "What...what have you done now?"
"This is my first time in the Underworld, what can I possibly do? What have I done?" Wang Yao replied to the fairy with a belly full of displeasure, then turned to look at the Five Senses King. "You've chosen the wrong person to express your feelings. The Matchmaker who offended you back then is now eating in the Evil Suppression Heavenly Prison."
"I'm a newly appointed matchmaker. We've never met before. Even if you're trying to scam someone, shouldn't you at least find someone more reliable?"
"Reliable? When has your matchmaker ever been reliable? I know Xi Fu is in the Heavenly Prison, but to my shame, whether he's in the Heavenly Prison or not, I can't do anything about him." King Wuguan shook his head and smiled helplessly.
"As for you, not only did you come uninvited, but you also entered my Underworld. It is said that you have a lot of things for me to do. Hehe, I really have to thank you for those things. Without them, I don't know how long I would have to endure." King Five Senses stared at Wang Yao and said, word by word.
Wang Yao understood what the Five Statue King was saying. This King Yama must have been involved in some kind of marriage with Xi Fu, but he couldn't do anything about it. He could only vent his anger by closing the Underworld interface of the Old Man Under the Moon, but his marriage problem had never been resolved.
Now, they probably heard about King Pingdeng's news and learned that this newly appointed matchmaker had entered the underworld, so they decided to come and sever the marriage ties with him.
"If you, the newly appointed matchmaker, can solve my problem, I will take care of everything for you. But if you can't, please go back to where you came from. Even if all the ghosts in my underworld are dead, I don't need you, the matchmaker, to come here and pretend to be benevolent and offer your help."
Then, the Five Senses King coldly addressed Wang Yao.
“No problem, no problem,” Wang Yao said. Once he understood what the Five Statue King meant, he stopped caring about his words and attitude. He was curious about what Xi Fu had done to the Five Statue King, that he would rather abandon the Underworld than solve the problem for him.
He now understands Xi Fu quite well, knowing that although Xi Fu seems crazy and unserious, he is actually full of concern for the country and its people. Otherwise, he wouldn't have joined that damn Xiankou group.
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